Lrg aircraft descending into mem was cleared to 3000 ft and on downwind flight crew saw an outbound aircraft. They slowed the descent and approach controller intervened telling them their assigned altitude was 6000 ft. Flight crew had read back 3000 ft. Controller said no problem and cleared them for a visual approach before they said they had the airport visually.

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Attributes
ACN	352650
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5400 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	352650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	352447
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching mem descending through 8000 ft we were given clearance to descend to 3000 ft. As we started turn for downwind we had outbound climbing aircraft in sight. We slowed rate of descent and about the same time ATC said we had descended through our assigned altitude of 6000 ft. We stated that our clearance was to 3000 ft and controller said no problem, clear of traffic, descend to 3000 ft. Controller also cleared us for a visual approach without us calling the airport or preceding traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LRG ACFT DSNDING INTO MEM WAS CLRED TO 3000 FT AND ON DOWNWIND FLC SAW AN OUTBOUND ACFT. THEY SLOWED THE DSCNT AND APCH CTLR INTERVENED TELLING THEM THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WAS 6000 FT. FLC HAD READ BACK 3000 FT. CTLR SAID NO PROB AND CLRED THEM FOR A VISUAL APCH BEFORE THEY SAID THEY HAD THE ARPT VISUALLY.

Narrative: APCHING MEM DSNDING THROUGH 8000 FT WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO DSND TO 3000 FT. AS WE STARTED TURN FOR DOWNWIND WE HAD OUTBOUND CLBING ACFT IN SIGHT. WE SLOWED RATE OF DSCNT AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME ATC SAID WE HAD DSNDED THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT. WE STATED THAT OUR CLRNC WAS TO 3000 FT AND CTLR SAID NO PROB, CLR OF TFC, DSND TO 3000 FT. CTLR ALSO CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH WITHOUT US CALLING THE ARPT OR PRECEDING TFC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.